St.Pie territory is part of the seigniory granted in 1748 to François Pierre, marquis de Rigaud, by Governor Roland Michel de la Galissonnière, in the name of the king of France, Louis XV. In 1753, it is sold to Jacques-Hyacinthe Delorme, who names it St. Hyacinthe Seigniory. In 1811, it is divided between Hyacinthe-Marie Delorme and his nephew Pierre-Dominique Debartch. Three years later, Hyacinthe-Marie Delorme gives up her part to her cousin, Jean Dessaulles.

In 1795, a man named Beauregard goes into the forest in order to reach the actual village of St. Pie's rapids and to set up a sawmill. He is joined by settlers in 1803. By 1832, American George W. Bridgeman buys the water power plant and operates vast tanneries and a sawmill. Bridgeman sells his property to American A. Simpson who in turn sells it to brothers Euclide and Amédée Roy.

On June 6th, 1817, settlers, residing around the sawmill in an area called Bistodeau Village, ask Bishop Bernard-Claude Panet, of Quebec, the permission for building a church. By decree, on May 26th, 1828, the bishop grants the canonical erection of a parish dedicated to St. Pie, a pope. The same year, Joseph Bistodeau, a rich merchant living in St. Hyacinthe, owner of large properties in St. Pie and who has given his name to the village, donates a piece of land on which the church will be built.

St. Pie parish is therefore detached from Notre-Dame parish in St. Hyacinthe, but for the next two years, church services will be provided by Notre-Dame parish priest. In 1830, the first resident parish priest, Rev. Amable Brais, arrives from St. Hugues and sets on the immediate construction of a wooden chapel which measures 90 feet (27.4 meters) by 40 feet (12.2 meters) and containing 125 pews.

Plans for the construction of a church goes back up to the beginning of the 1840s when parish priest Joseph Crevier notes that it is necessary to enlarge the small chapel in order to accommodate a larger number of parishioners. In September 1846, about 200 parishioners send a request to Coadjutor Bishop Jean-Charles Prince for the permission to build a stone church. Construction starts in 1850, on plans prepared by architect Casimir Saint-Jean, by contractor Onésime Généreux. The building, in the form of latine cross with a protruding chancel and a semi-circular apse, measures 150 feet (45.2 meters) by 60 feet (18.3 meters) and is 32 feet (9.8 meters) high. When construction ends in 1853, a second transaction is made for the decor of the church interior and for the sacristy. The church is opened to worship on September 30th, 1854. Shortly afterwards, the old chapel is demolished.

Exterior walls are in stone while internal walls are covered with plaster. The vault, in composite form, is made of wood. Over the years, various modifications were made mainly in 1911 then lateral galleries are removed and the facade, painting and decorations are redone.

The organ

A first instrument is installed in 1886. It is a 15-stop over two manauls and pedal mechanical action organ: Opus 13 built by Casavant Frères. The instrument is rebuilt in 1924 as Opus 1060. The action is then electrified and the number of stops is increased to 26.